Clinical trials: Rheumatic Fever
Rheumatic Heart Diseases, Scabies
Assessment of the Prevalence of Rheumatic Heart Disease in School Settings in Mayotte and the Acquisition of Ultrasound Sequences Guided by Artificial Intelligence
The prevalence of chronic rheumatic heart disease (RHD) on the island of Mayotte is unknown, but it appears to be high and is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality.
- Trial name
- PRECARE-MAYIA (NCT07904975)
- Testing
- Ultrasound performed bycardiologis for diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease
- Volunteers
- 900 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion
Rheumatic Heart Disease in Children
School-based Program for the Prevention of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Endemic Regions
The overall objective of the PREVENT trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of an integrated, school-based program for the prevention of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in regions with an endemic pattern of RHD.
- Trial name
- PREVENT (NCT06720272)
- Testing
- School nurse program
- Where
- 2 sites in Nepal, Zambia
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Pilgrim
Scabies, Impetigo
Evaluation of a Regional Healthy Skin Program in Remote Aboriginal Communities of Australia's Northern Territory
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a coordinated regional approach to healthy skin programs in six remote Aboriginal communities can demonstrate, not only a reduction in the burden of scabies and streptococcal skin…
- Conditions
- Scabies, Impetigo, Pyoderma, Streptococcal Infections
- Trial name
- EAHSP (NCT00884728)
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 2,329 people
- Sponsor
- Menzies School of Health Research
Familial Mediterranean Fever, Still Disease
A Study on the Use of Canakinumab Among Familial Mediterranean Fever and Still's Disease Patients
This study aims to assess and characterize the treatment patterns, and long-term clinical outcomes and demographic characteristics of patients diagnosed with Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and Still's disease (including…
- Conditions
- Familial Mediterranean Fever, Still Disease, Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Adult-Onset Still Disease
- Trial name
- NCT07517250
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Rheumatic Heart Disease
RhEumatiC Heart diseAse Genetics
Rheumatic fever (RF) is an autoimmune disease that is mediated by the cellular and humoral immune response that follows an untreated pharyngeal Streptococcus pyogenes infection.
- Trial name
- RECHARGE (NCT02118818)
- Testing
- Next generation sequencing
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 245 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatic Diseases
Effectiveness of Chronic Self-management Education on Behavioral and Clinical Outcomes
Study Design, Setting, and Period A one-group quasi-experimental study using a pre-test and post-test will be implemented on a convenient sample design to examine the effectiveness of chronic disease self-management education in…
- Trial name
- NCT06400628
- Testing
- Self-management education
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 166 people
- Sponsor
- Jimma University
Rheumatic Heart Disease, Anticoagulant Adverse Reaction
The Clinical Influence of Developing a Sustainable Cardiac Surgery Service to Reduce the Burden of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa
In this bi-directional program of education, training and research activities based on sustainable development goals aim is to develop cardiac surgery service in Ethiopia.
- Trial name
- RHD-CaSS (NCT04556188)
- Testing
- Cardiac surgery
- Where
- 4 sites in Ethiopia, Norway
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF
Other Specified Inflammatory Disorders of Skin or Subcutaneous Tissue, Pyoderma Gangrenosum
Observational Study of the Genetic Architecture of Neutrophil-Mediated Inflammatory Skin Diseases
This study investigates the genetic architecture of Neutrophil-Mediated Inflammatory Skin Diseases. After collecting informed consent, all patients' clinical phenotype is graded at inclusion with a detailed case report form and a…
- Conditions
- Other Specified Inflammatory Disorders of Skin or Subcutaneous Tissue, Pyoderma Gangrenosum, Erosive Pustular Dermatosis of the Scalp, Sweet's Syndrome
- Trial name
- NEUTROGENE (NCT01952275)
- Testing
- Collection of biological samples
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Rheumatic Heart Disease
Testing a Registry-Based Strategy (ACT+) to Reduce Loss to Follow-Up in Rheumatic Heart Disease Screening in Uganda
This study aims to improve follow-up care after positive rheumatic heart disease (RHD) screening in Northern Uganda. It will identify barriers and co-develop an enhanced ACT+ strategy, then evaluate its effectiveness in…
- Trial name
- SHIELD 2 (NCT07606131)
- Testing
- The ACT+ Strategy
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome, ME/CFS
Unhide® Project: A Digital Health Platform to Collect Lifestyle Data for Brain Inflammation Research
The unhide® Project is a non-interventional, longitudinal research study designed to establish a secure data repository of demographic, health, and lifestyle information from individuals with brain inflammation and related…
- Conditions
- Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome, ME/CFS, Rheumatic Arthritis, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA)
- Trial name
- NCT04806620
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brain Inflammation Collaborative
Rheumatic Heart Disease in Children
Multi-country Evaluation of Early RHD in Children Across Africa for Vaccine Trial Readiness
This study will look at how many children develop rheumatic heart disease (RHD) over a 3-year period. The study will include children ages 5 to 8 who do not have RHD at the start and who live in areas where the disease is common.
- Trial name
- MEERCATS 1 (NCT07790302)
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 7,500 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Rheumatic Heart Disease, Congenital Heart Disease
Effect of Simvastatin on Cardiac Function
It is well know that statins have been used to low cholesterol to prevent and treat coronary artery disease for many years. It was also reported that statins could protect endothelial function and cardiac function during coronary…
- Conditions
- Rheumatic Heart Disease, Congenital Heart Disease, Aneurysm, Heart Valve Disease
- Trial name
- NCT01178710
- Testing
- Simvastatin
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 151 people
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-sen University
Rheumatic Heart Disease
GOALIE: Intramuscular vs. Enteral Penicillin Prophylaxis to Prevent Progression of Latent RHD Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine if twice daily oral penicillin prophylaxis is non-inferior to monthly IM penicillin prophylaxis in preventing latent Rheumatic Heart Disease Progression in children between the ages…
- Trial name
- NCT05693545
- Testing
- phenoxymethyl penicillin, intramuscular benzathine penicillin G (BPG) prophylaxis
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,004 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Sars-CoV2, Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatism
Covid-19 in Patients With Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatism, Auto-immune or Auto-inflammatory Rare and Non-rare Diseases
Since December 2019, an international outbreak of respiratory illnesses caused by SARS-CoV-2 called covid-19 has become a global challenge.
- Conditions
- Sars-CoV2, Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatism, Autoimmune Diseases
- Trial name
- covid19 fai2r (NCT04353609)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 13,770 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Rheumatic Heart Disease
DNA Typing of HLA-DR/DQ Alleles in Taiwan Chinese With Rheumatic Heart Disease
The current study was designed to determine whether the HLA-DRB1, DQA1, DQB1 alleles are associated with the risk and the pattern of valve damage of RHD.
- Trial name
- NCT00264524
- Testing
- venipuncture to withdraw patient's blood
- Where
- Taiwan
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF )
Gait Profile and Variables in Pediatric Rheumatic Disease Using a Smart Insole System
In pediatric rheumatic diseases, joint swelling, effusion, tenderness, and painful restriction of joint movement, particularly in weight-bearing joints, frequently alter walking function.
- Conditions
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF ), Healthy Controls
- Trial name
- NCT06705673
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Rheumatic Heart Disease
A Long-term Follow up Study for Patients Who Participated in the GOAL Trial (GOAL-Post)
GOAL-Post is comprised of two studies that will help refine recommendations for the duration of secondary prophylaxis for children diagnosed with latent RHD, which is currently not known
- Trial name
- NCT05211024
- Testing
- Penicillin G Benzathine
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,423 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Rheumatic Heart Disease in Children
Penicillin to Prevent Early Rheumatic Heart Disease in School-Aged Children
This study will look at whether children ages 5-8 who take Penicillin V by mouth twice a day are less likely to develop rheumatic heart disease (RHD) over a 3-year period compared to children who do not take the medicine.
- Trial name
- MEERCATS 2 (NCT07798232)
- Testing
- Oral Penicillin V
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 9,622 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Arthritis, Juvenile Rheumatoid
Juvenile Inflammatory Rheumatism (JIR) Cohorte
The investigators created a cohort of patients with juvenile inflammatory rheumatisms with the purpose to follow them prospectively, and investigate the tolerance and efficacy of immunosuppresive and biological agents.
- Trial name
- JIR-cohorte (NCT02377245)
- Where
- 45 sites in Belgium, France and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 15,000 people
- Sponsor
- Michaël Hofer
Rheumatic Heart Disease
Rheumatic Heart Disease Research and Screening in Nepal: A Feasibility Study
Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) remains a significant public health problem in lower and middle-income countries, accounting for over 300,000 deaths world-wide.
- Trial name
- NCT05250154
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 2,438 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington